Orderly vs janitor

The differences between orderlies and janitors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an orderly has an average salary of $31,848, which is higher than the $27,954 average annual salary of a janitor.

The top three skills for an orderly include patients, patient care and patient transport. The most important skills for a janitor are building floors, cleanliness, and patients.

Orderly vs janitor overview

	Orderly	Janitor
Yearly salary	$31,848	$27,954
Hourly rate	$15.31	$13.44
Growth rate	9%	4%
Number of jobs	122,712	57,146
Job satisfaction	-	3.67
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	41	49
Years of experience	-	-

Orderly vs janitor salary

Orderlies and janitors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Orderly	Janitor
Average salary	$31,848	$27,954
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $47,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Lexington, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Argonne National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between orderly and janitor education

There are a few differences between an orderly and a janitor in terms of educational background:

	Orderly	Janitor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Orderly vs janitor demographics

Here are the differences between orderlies' and janitors' demographics:

	Orderly	Janitor
Average age	41	49
Gender ratio	Male, 71.9% Female, 28.1%	Male, 63.1% Female, 36.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 27.3% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 48.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	8%	5%

Differences between orderly and janitor duties and responsibilities

Orderly example responsibilities.

Document resident records on daily flow sheets, assist with ADL's sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients.
Sanitize stretchers and replenish linen onto stretchers.
Change full sharps containers.Assist with families in PACU.
Apply knowledge of cardiac rhythm interpretation and EKG analysis.
Help clients with ADL's, applying medicine, feeding ...
Handle monthly inventory tasks for books, DVDs and various research materials.

Janitor example responsibilities.

Clean private residents entire home, floors, windows, using soapy water and other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
Use of floor extractors machine to strip, scrub, wax, and buff floors.
Wash windows and mirrors, tables and counter tops using window cleaner and cloths or paper, sponges, squeegees.
Organize supplies such as broom, mop, sponges, cleaning supplies, etc.
Used solvent, such as carbon dioxide, rags, brushes, pads, and sponges.
Dust and vacuums shred rooms and personal cubicle areas.

Orderly vs janitor skills

Common orderly skills

Patients, 48%
Patient Care, 19%
Patient Transport, 4%
CPR, 3%
PACU, 2%
Patient Rooms, 2%

Common janitor skills

Building Floors, 12%
Cleanliness, 12%
Patients, 9%
Window Sills, 6%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%
Customer Service, 5%